This month they are giving away the Architects Marketing Flowchart For A Residential Practice marketing system for a residential architecture practice (this is the same system they teach in the Architects Marketing Academy).

You can download it by clicking here:

Construction and Maintenance Industry Stakeholders:

BuildForce Canada is pleased to make the 2014 – 2023 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward Provincial and National Highlight reports and forecast data available here.

This forward-thinking project is the first of its kind in Canada and one of only a few in North America to offer comprehensive provincial economic information online.

The Dashboard provides 26 economic metrics specific to the Alberta economy and will be updated on a near-daily basis.

Productivity Alberta 2013 Annual Report

Another year is coming to a close, and Productivity Alberta had made its Annual Report available for 2013. See what they were working on this past year, as well as their future directions.

Read the 2013 Annual Report

Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education

Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education has produced a summary report on foreign qualifications recognition. As a follow up to the successful Maintaining the Momentum Foreign Qualifications Recognition (FQR) Roundtables held in March of this year, Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education is offering a summary report of the proceedings. The report contains informationon the key discussion themes, identified priorities, conclusions and next steps as well as links to relevant FQR documents and a list of participants.

Alberta Oil and Gas Quarterly Update

The Alberta Natural Gas Industry Quarterly Update has now been transformed into the Alberta Oil and Gas Industry Quarterly Update.

Check out the new report to find out the latest information on the projects and related activities in the oil and gas sector in Alberta, government initiatives associated with this sector, labour issues, new technologies and interesting facts and figures.

Geopolitical instability tops the list of risks to global growth, as executives’ outlook for the world economy—which had been increasingly positive since June 2012—plateaus.

For full details, visit here.

BuildForce Canada’s Construction Map App–

Check out BuildForce Canada’s Construction Map App for major resource construction projects mapped across Canada.
Across Canada there are a large number of major projects. The Centres of Resource Construction mapping system focuses on a select group of projects in mining, oil and gas, electrical generation and transmission, pipelines and transit. These projects individually and/or collectively have a significant impact on construction labour demand within a region. The map includes only those projects that are in the public domain.

Click here for the newsletter and to find information on potential business opportunities, upcoming trade missions, and events.
If you have any questions about anything in this newsletter, please contact the trade commissioner responsible for the Environmental Industries sector, Roxanne Savage.

Covering the Prairie and Northern Region, this newsletter will provide information on potential business opportunities, upcoming trade missions, and events.

If you have any questions about anything in this newsletter, please contact the trade commissioner responsible for the Environmental Industries sector, Ms. Margaret Lange.

Prairie and Northern Region Oil & Gas Newsletter

Click here to download the Trade Commissioner Service’s March 2013 Oil & Gas Newsletter for the Prairie and Northern Region. Inside, you will find information on potential business opportunities and events.

If you have any questions about anything found in this newsletter, please do not hesitate to contact one of the following trade commissioners responsible for the oil & gas sector, Carine Graziano or Ryan Collins.

The Alberta Labour Market Information Forecast

has been released by the Construction Sector Council.The Construction Forecasts website is an online delivery system that provides construction organizations with timely forecast data on residential and non-residential construction investment activity and labour supply and demand at the national, provincial and regional levels.

The provincial PowerPoint Presentations, the National Summary Report, and all of the data can be purchased online here.

City of Calgary Partnering With Industry Symposium 2013

The City’s 13th annual Partnering with Industry Symposium was held on January 31, 2013 at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre. This year’s event was well attended with more than 600 participants representing The City, industry professionals, contractors and public partners. To download copies of the presentations, visit here.

Presentation by Clement Young CEA / CAA Building Committee November 13th, 2012 Please click on image to the right to download a PDF of the presentation.

Presentation by CEA / CAA Building Committee November 13th, 2012

Please click on image to the right to download a PDF of the presentation.

IPC 2012 Presentations are now available online here.

The third annual Infrastructure Partners Conference (IPC) was once again a great success! The organizers and hosts want to thank all who attended and for making this conference relevant and informative!

CAA Principals & Sponsors Breakfast

If you weren’t able to attend the Hemisphere Breakfast at the CAA AGM on September 26th, you can check out their presentation here.

Panel Discussion: Business Risks of Inaction

Motivation – Piers Steel – Haskayne School of Business (Please call for a copy of presentation. Available to CAA members only)

CAA’s AGM Luncheon Keynote Presentation

Ben Brunnen, Director of Policy and Government Affairs and Chief Economist from Calgary Chamber of Commerce, key note speaker at The Consulting Architects of Alberta’s recent AGM offered valuable market information as our lunch keynote speaker. He has generously shared his presentation for the benefit of those unable to be present on September 26th, 2012. Click here to check it out.

New Informative Alberta Oilsands Online Site

Canada’s oilsands is the third largest deposit of oil on earth, with reserves of approximately 170 billion barrels and potential resources of up to 1.8 trillion barrels. Of Canada’s three major oilsands deposits—Athabasca, Cold Lake, and Peace River—the Athabasca region is the richest, containing over 80 percent of the original oil in place. This is the heart of the oilsands.

The Construction Sector Council has now released its provincial Construction Looking Forward 2012–2020 PowerPoint presentations. These replace the provincial Construction Looking Forward reports produced previously. The PowerPoints include note pages to provide further detail and we encourage you to use the slides to support your planning and decision-making activities.

All of the 2012 forecast materials are now available for download here.

The LCI Update For Lean Construction Institute Members

Great News! LCI will now allow public access to all current material on their website.

In the spirit of sharing their knowledge, the LCI has asked those that participate in local communities of practice to do just that. And that shared learning is what makes those communities so valuable. The movers and shakers at LCI have instructed their webmaster to make all current material on the site available to the public.

They still have restrictions on new material: newly developed material will be “members only” for 90 days before released in the public domain.

To access this resource, click here.

CII Guide to Reimbursable Contracting

Beyond providing definitions, examples, case studies, and key considerations for deciding whether a reimbursable contract is a company’s best option for any particular EPC project, the guide also challenges several longstanding myths about reimbursable contracts.

Chief among the mistaken beliefs is the notion that lump sum contracting is always better for owner organizations; the team found that the reimbursable strategy is better for owners with projects that have any, some, or all of the following characteristics:

incomplete or evolving scope

marketplace or commodity volatility

complexity or uniqueness

schedule and/or staffing pressures

strong owner-contractor relationship.

To learn more, access the invitation here.

Alberta Oil Sands Industry Quarterly Update

Spring 2012 – Reporting on the period December 3rd, 2011 to March 9, 2012. Canada’s oil sands resources are often referred to as “the oil that technology made.”Click here for the latest update.

Alberta Natural Gas Industry Quarterly Update

Spring 2012 – The report provides the latest information on the projects and related activities occurring in the natural gas, including government and industry updates and important facts and figures. Click here for the latest edition.

Construction Forecasts

The Construction Forecasts website is an online delivery system that provides construction organizations with timely forecast data on residential and non-residential construction investment activity and labour supply and demand at the national, provincial and regional levels.

To find out more, follow this link.

Alberta Purchasing Connection Newsletter – A Valuable Tool

Check the APC vendor newsletter for tips, tools, links such as the “Selling to the Government and Private Sector” seminar or how an APC Premium Membership will bring the opportunities to you. Click here to take advantage of this resource.

Alberta Environment Oil Sands Portal

Alberta Environment released its public oil sands information portal. Click here to see the news release and link to the portal.

Construction Industry Institute

The latest contribution to CII research on innovative project delivery, Research Summary 271, Starting from Scratch: A New Project Delivery Paradigm, is now available for download or purchase. A product of Research Team (RT) 271, this publication argues that, because many projects today are increasingly complex, less predictable, and thus, more difficult to deliver on time, the industry should make a shift in its fundamental assumptions about project delivery. To order your copy, click here.

ASAP III Industry Consultation Session

Click here to download a PDF of the presentation made by Alberta Infrastructure on September 26, 2011.

The RFQ document will be issued on October 14, 2011 and available on the APC website.

All consortia will have to register with the department contact provided in the RFQ document to access the design development reports and any other relevant design information.

Eight steps to a more productive Canada

“Canadian business leaders are, on average, a full 13 % less tolerant of risk than their American counterparts”, this is one of the many compelling findings of a new report from Deloitte entitled The future of productivity – An eight-step game plan for Canada. Deloitte surveyed more than 900 North American business leaders and conducted a deep examination of more than 25 drivers of productivity. The report identifies six productivity challenges confronting business:

chronic under-investment in machinery and equipment

sheltering of the Canadian economy

increasing competition for human capital

inefficient and insufficient support for innovation

lack of risk capital for start-up companies

risk aversion

Eight steps are recommended for enhancing Canadian business productivity: educate, populate, innovate, incubate, co-locate, update, accommodate, and facilitate. Access the study and learn more about these eight steps.

Alberta Economic Spotlight

This is produced by Economics and Public Finance, Alberta Finance and Enterprise.

Alberta Economic Spotlight – July 2011

Alberta Inventory of Major Projects

The Inventory of Major Projects list is produced by Alberta Finance and Enterprise to assist firms in identifying potential supply opportunities. It lists projects in Alberta valued at $5 million or greater that are planned, underway, or have recently been completed. Project data is obtained from public information sources. Where possible, this data has been verified with the project proponent/developer. However, users of the Inventory may wish to confirm project data with the proponent/developer.

Click here for the current list of projects

Alberta Oil Sands Industry Quarterly Update

Find out the latest information on the projects and related activities occurring in the oil sands, including government and industry updates and detailed project listings.

Click here for the most recent report

In America’s National Interest – Canadian Oil

Attempting to restrict American imports of Canadian oil is a mistake that ignores both the reality of US dependence on imported oil, as well as the only major alternative sources of such oil—repressive governments that restrict civil, political, and economic freedoms. The study written by Mark Mike can be found here: In America’s National Interest-Canadian Oil

CAA Business Awards 2019

July 2, 2019

The CAA is proud to celebrate the excellence of Alberta’s architectural community with the 3rd annual CAA Business Awards. Until September 1 2019, the CAA will be accepting submissions which demonstrate excellence in the business aspects of architecture. Find more details here and start… Read More